Simḥah

Little is known about Simḥah, the embroiderer of a Torah ark curtain in Venice, besides the name of her husband, Menahem Levi Meshullami, who belonged to a well-known family in the Venetian ghetto.

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Torah Ark Curtain

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This Torah ark curtain from Venice was made by Simḥah, the wife of Menachem Levi Meshuallami, a member of a prominent family in the Venice ghetto. It is embroidered in silk and silk-metallic thread…